SON et lumiere

I'm sure I saw on here a while ago that Herr Schmidt's Most Excellent
hub dynamo will complain bitterly if asked to operate with the
connectors on the "wrong" side.

Did I imagine it?

The reason I ask is that a shiny new SON-equipped wheel is e'en now
winging its way towards Larrington Towers. It is a disc brake version.
And the fork to which it is to be attached has its brake mounting tabs
on the front of the RIGHT fork blade.

So am I doomed to having to replace the fork with a conventionally-laid
out one?

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ignorance.

Dave Larrington said the following on 07/07/2006 12:52:
I'm sure I saw on here a while ago that Herr Schmidt's Most Excellent
hub dynamo will complain bitterly if asked to operate with the
connectors on the "wrong" side.

Did I imagine it?

Dunno, but I think hub dynamos generally are "one-way" devices.

And the fork to which it is to be attached has its brake mounting tabs
on the front of the RIGHT fork blade.

You sure????? Every disc brake I've seen will only fit on the left
side. Silly question time - you have fitted the fork the right way
round, haven't you? If you turn it around, suddenly the brake mounting
tabs will be on the rear of the left blade, which is where it's meant to
be. If it's an MTB suspension fork, it would be possible to fit it the
wrong way around in some instances.

(I know, I'm sure it's a silly question!!)

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Dave Larrington said the following on 07/07/2006 12:52:
And the fork to which it is to be attached has its brake mounting tabs
on the front of the RIGHT fork blade.

You sure????? Every disc brake I've seen will only fit on the left
side. Silly question time - you have fitted the fork the right way
round, haven't you? If you turn it around, suddenly the brake mounting
tabs will be on the rear of the left blade, which is where it's meant to
be. If it's an MTB suspension fork, it would be possible to fit it the
wrong way around in some instances.

The frame - a Cotic RoadRat - has not yet materialised on the doorstep
of Larrington Towers, but the photos on their web site do indeed show
the thing with a disc brake on the front of the right leg. Clearly
someone has been listening to Mr. Annan of this parish...

URL:http://homepage.mac.com/spittingcat/...erface/roadrat
/gallery/mainpic_03.jpg

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Dave Larrington wrote:
Did I imagine it?

Either:

1. Yes,

or:

2. I fitted mine the right way round by sheer fluke, cos I certainly
didn't follow any instructions telling me which way it had to go.

I suspect 1 since it gives out light whether the wheel is rotated
forwards or backwards.

The reason I ask is that a shiny new SON-equipped wheel is e'en now
winging its way towards Larrington Towers.

Woo!

d.

Dave Larrington wrote:
The frame - a Cotic RoadRat - has not yet materialised on the doorstep
of Larrington Towers, but the photos on their web site do indeed show
the thing with a disc brake on the front of the right leg. Clearly
someone has been listening to Mr. Annan of this parish...

URL:http://homepage.mac.com/spittingcat/cotic/product/interface/roadrat/gallery/mainpic_03.jpg

OTOH:

http://homepage.mac.com/spittingcat/.../photos/06.jpg

Anthony

Dave Larrington wrote:

The frame - a Cotic RoadRat - has not yet materialised on the doorstep
of Larrington Towers

An /upwrong/? I thought you were allergic to those?

Dave Larrington wrote:
I'm sure I saw on here a while ago that Herr Schmidt's Most Excellent
hub dynamo will complain bitterly if asked to operate with the
connectors on the "wrong" side.

Did I imagine it?

The reason I ask is that a shiny new SON-equipped wheel is e'en now
winging its way towards Larrington Towers. It is a disc brake version.
And the fork to which it is to be attached has its brake mounting tabs
on the front of the RIGHT fork blade.

So am I doomed to having to replace the fork with a conventionally-laid
out one?

As it's AC I can't see how it can possibly matter. (And as it's
isolated from the shell I can't see how it could matter even if it were
DC)

(are you sure you haven't got a reversed image of those forks? My
brother had a photo of him playing the viola "left handed" and it took
a few seconds to work out what was wrong with the picture)

Tim.

Anthony Jones wrote:
OTOH:

http://homepage.mac.com/spittingcat/.../photos/06.jpg

Actually, I take that back:

http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=2001

REisc mount location!

by: Cy on: Wednesday 31 May 2006 @ 11:26:34

It's on the front right for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it puts
the disc brake forces into the dropout, rather than out of it so you
won't get any axle movement with heavy disc braking. Secondly, it
means that regardless of what caliper you're using you can always
get to the mudguard eyes on the back of the dropouts. There are just
too many possible caliper configurations to say 'everything works
with mudguards' so we put the mount properly out of the way.

Anthony

In article
Anthony Jones wrote:
Anthony Jones wrote:
OTOH:

http://homepage.mac.com/spittingcat/.../photos/06.jpg

Actually, I take that back:

http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=2001

REisc mount location!

by: Cy on: Wednesday 31 May 2006 @ 11:26:34

It's on the front right for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it puts
the disc brake forces into the dropout, rather than out of it so you
won't get any axle movement with heavy disc braking. Secondly, it
means that regardless of what caliper you're using you can always
get to the mudguard eyes on the back of the dropouts. There are just
too many possible caliper configurations to say 'everything works
with mudguards' so we put the mount properly out of the way.

Nothing a hacksaw and a bit of glue won't fix :-)

Dave Larrington wrote:
I'm sure I saw on here a while ago that Herr Schmidt's Most Excellent
hub dynamo will complain bitterly if asked to operate with the
connectors on the "wrong" side.

Did I imagine it?

The reason I ask is that a shiny new SON-equipped wheel is e'en now
winging its way towards Larrington Towers. It is a disc brake version.
And the fork to which it is to be attached has its brake mounting tabs
on the front of the RIGHT fork blade.

So am I doomed to having to replace the fork with a conventionally-laid
out one?


The concern is that the RH threaded cover off the generator might work
loose over time. Probably theoretical as opening a hub is a mayor
operation with a big vise etc.
I'd say put a mark (felt tipped pen) over the joint and see how it goes.

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